Japan PM overhauls cabinet in bid to weather financial scandal
Four ministers and several deputy ministers are set to be replaced.
Thu Dec 14 2023
Japan PM expected to axe ministers over fundraising scandal
Fumio Kishida seeks to stem the fallout from a fundraising scandal that has further dented public support for his administration.
Wed Dec 13 2023
Japan PM backs under-fire minister amid reports of cabinet shake-up
Fumio Kishida said he wants his cabinet chief to stay on despite reports he may be axed in an imminent reshuffle.
Tue Dec 12 2023
PM Jepun bakal lucutkan jawatan Ketua Setiausaha Kabinet
Difahamkan pendakwa raya Tokyo sedang memulakan penyiasatan selepas sesi Parlimen semasa berakhir pada Rabu.
Sat Dec 09 2023
Japan says harassing calls from China over Fukushima water 'extremely regrettable'
A lot of harassment phone calls believed to be originating from China are occurring in Japan, Chief Cabinet Secretary Hirokazu Matsuno said.
Mon Aug 28 2023
Japan will 'aggressively' push for women's participation after gender gap report
The World Economic Forum report measuring gender parity ranked Japan 125th out of 146 countries this year.
Sat Jun 24 2023
Japan to fund defence projects in first departure from aid rules
The first recipients of the security aid will be the Philippines, which wants radars to monitor activity in the contested South China Sea.
Wed Apr 05 2023
Japan to look into groups report of secret Chinese police stations
Japanese authorities are investigating a report from a human rights group that China has set up police offices in Japan.
Thu Dec 22 2022
Japan reports first bird flu outbreaks of season, culling 340,000 chickens
Japan has detected its first outbreaks of bird flu with a "highly pathogenic" strain identified at a poultry farm.
Fri Oct 28 2022
Jepun bakal bekukan aset lima pertubuhan Korea Utara
Jepun bakal mengenakan sekatan baharu terhadap Korea Utara dengan membekukan aset lima pertubuhan Korea Utara, lapor Sputnik memetik Ketua Setiausaha Kabinet Jepun Hirokazu Matsuno.
Tue Oct 18 2022
Japanese man sets himself on fire in apparent protest at former PM's state funeral
The man was taken to hospital suffering burns to his entire body while a police officer who tried to extinguish the flames was also injured.
Wed Sep 21 2022
Japan ex-PM Abe's state funeral to cost over $12 million
Some 6,000 guests are expected to attend the ceremony, to be held on Sept. 27 at Tokyo's Nippon Budokan hall.
Tue Sep 06 2022
S.Korea protests against Japan PM Kishida's offering to war dead
Past offerings have provoked angry responses from Japan's Asian neighbours.
Thu Apr 21 2022